Crichton is receiving votes in the latest NAIA poll, but the Wildcats gave them all they could handle in the first half. Early foul trouble forced some players into the action and they shined. Hrvoje Devcic finished the first half with ten points in a little over eight minutes, hitting 3 of 4 from behind the arc. Skinfolarin Sessi played his best seven plus minutes of the year, dropping in eight points. The Wildcats hit 6 of 13 from three-point range while the Comets were 3 of 7. What is all added up to is a 32-26 Wildcat halftime lead.

The Wildcats shooting cooled as they went 11 for 31 in the second. The Comets improved shooting 15 of 30 (50%) and got to the foul line 26 times hitting 13. Crichton also out-rebounded the ‘Cats 30-10 in the second. Most of that can be attributed to Bethel putting in a shooting line-up in the last quarter of the game. Clint Blackburn and Derek Demaree both hit threes in the last 1:07 to get the score to within three, but the Comets made their free throws and held off the ‘Cats.

Blackburn finished with 17 points to lead the Wildcats offensively. Antione Lesesene had 11 points. Devcic ended with 10 points, as did Sessi. Demaree grabbed 10 boards.